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Series 1, Subseries 3. Delegates and organizers interviews

Issues relating to 1199 organizing campaigns in Pittsburgh, Scranton, Harrisburg and Philadelphia, Pa. include the racial composition of hospital workers; establishment of organizing committees; grievances and denial of benefits; the conduct of demonstrations; strikes and pickets; community support; the effects on the national organizing campaign of organizing drives in Baltimore, Md. and Charleston, S.C.; anti-union tactics of hospital administrators; Coretta Scott King, Southern Christian Leadership Conference and civil rights organizations' support for the organizing campaign; workers' opposition to unionization; union solidarity and community support in Pittsburgh; boards of trustees' influence on hospital administrators; lobbying for passage of Pennsylvania collective bargaining legislation for hospital workers; press coverage of hospital strikes; and organizing hospital workers in small communities.

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  • "Issues relating to 1199 organizing campaigns in Pittsburgh, Scranton, Harrisburg and Philadelphia, Pa. include the racial composition of hospital workers; establishment of organizing committees; grievances and denial of benefits; the conduct of demonstrations; strikes and pickets; community support; the effects on the national organizing campaign of organizing drives in Baltimore, Md. and Charleston, S.C.; anti-union tactics of hospital administrators; Coretta Scott King, Southern Christian Leadership Conference and civil rights organizations' support for the organizing campaign; workers' opposition to unionization; union solidarity and community support in Pittsburgh; boards of trustees' influence on hospital administrators; lobbying for passage of Pennsylvania collective bargaining legislation for hospital workers; press coverage of hospital strikes; and organizing hospital workers in small communities."@en
  • "Other topics discussed include pluralism in internal union politics; black and Puerto Rican union leadership; the militancy of union membership; the role of delegates and organizers in union administration; leadership roles of Leon Davis, Doris Turner, Moe Foner, Jesse Olson, and Elliott Godoff; the manner in which delegate, chapter, and assembly meetings are conducted; discipline of union members; the political consciousness of union leaders, members and workers; organizing Catholic hospitals and the role of nuns as administrators; the influence of Catholic Church doctrines on health care policies of Catholic hospitals; black, Puerto Rican and women workers' identification with 1199; the crucial role of Guild and Nursing Division members in the operation of hospitals; the racial composition of Guild and Hospital Divisions; dissent among Guild members; establishment of the Nursing Division and craft identification; and the union's reaction to layoffs and budget cuts in New York hospitals."@en
  • "Issues relating to Maimonides Hospital include the history of unionism at that institution; working conditions; labor-management relations under Teamsters Local 237; the conduct of collective negotiations; grievance procedures; the organizing strategy of Elliott Godoff; alleged discrimination by supervisors against workers for union activity; the organizing of nursing, dietary, and housekeeping departments; the conduct of organizing meetings and picketing; cooperation between management and union; wages; the ethnic composition of hospital staff; the management of hospital finances; layoffs; the effects of the unionization of Maimonides on the League of Voluntary Hospitals; the political viewpoints of Maimonides staff; job security; conflicts between ethnic groups; community support for strikers; the conflicts between community groups', unions' and workers' interests; the participation of ethnic groups in demonstrations; and the reaction of 1199 leadership to the coalition of workers and community groups."@en
  • "Topics discussed include respondents' personal backgrounds; social and cultural activities of 1199; networks of friends and family members; Elliott Godoff's personality and political background; volunteer and scab labor; public opinion of hospital strikes; workers' consciousness among various ethnic groups; strikebreaking tactics of hospital administrators; 1199's image of supporting under-privileged minority workers; red-baiting of 1199 leaders; and hospital administrators' anti-union tactics."@en
  • "Discussions pertaining to the Bronx Hospital include mention of the community of interest between hospital engineers and 1199; the organizing activities of Marshall Dubin, Ted Mitchell, Howard Gorelick, Phil Kamenkowitz, Bob Burke and Armando Ramirez; the hospital administration's attitude toward unionization; the signing of membership cards; the strategy of organizing hospital departments; strike contributions from brewery workers, religious organizations, the Democratic Club, the community, and politicians; the hiring of scabs; alleged police brutality and the arrests of strikers; assaults on scabs; the dismissal and reinstatement of strikers; the reaction of workers' families to strikes; grievance procedure and dues collection; the responsibilities of delegates; and the relationships between delegates and hospital administrators."@en

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  • "Series 1, Subseries 3. Delegates and organizers interviews"@en

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